microsoft/api-guidelines
# Microsoft REST API Guidelines
$ git clone https://github.com/microsoft/api-guidelines.git
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What is microsoft/api-guidelines?
This repository contains Microsoft's standards and best practices for designing REST APIs, covering topics like naming conventions, request/response formats, error handling, and API versioning. Developers use it as a reference guide to build consistent, maintainable APIs that follow industry-standard patterns. It's particularly useful for teams building APIs at scale or those looking to align with widely-adopted REST API design principles.
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